diff --git a/tests/contrib/dd_trace_api/test_integration.py b/tests/contrib/dd_trace_api/test_integration.py
index cd96d51200..9a818d2d1d 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/dd_trace_api/test_integration.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/dd_trace_api/test_integration.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ def test_start_span(self):
         with dd_trace_api.tracer.Tracer().start_span("web.request") as span:
             assert not isinstance(span, dd_span_class), "Returned span object should be a stub"
             assert not hasattr(span, "span_id"), "Returned span stub should not support read operations"
-            span.finish()
         spans = self.pop_spans()
         assert len(spans) == 1
+        generated_span = spans[0]
+        assert isinstance(generated_span, dd_span_class), "Generated span is a real span"
+        assert hasattr(generated_span, "span_id"), "Generated span should support read operations"